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Object name(s):
insect: butterfly; PAPILIONIDAE: ? Protesilaus protesilaus: zebra swallowtail; zebra swallowtail butterfly
Brief description:
This butterfly is from the collection of Mr. Carter of Torquay. Four of his cabinets containing a large collection of insects were purchased by the Museum in 1917 for £45. This object is on display at RAMM in the Fly on the Wall gallery.
Collection:
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Associated concept:
Insect
Current location:
On display
Dimension:
width 80 mm
Field collector:
Carter (from the collection of)
Object name:
insect: butterfly; PAPILIONIDAE: ? Protesilaus protesilaus: zebra swallowtail; zebra swallowtail butterfly
Object number:
51/1917/164
Reproduction number:
51-1917-164.jpg
Responsible department/section:
Natural Sciences
Responsible department/section:
Arthropods

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/ae0bbb72-6523-3137-becf-ecbd31717fd6

Use licence for this record: CC 0

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/ae0bbb72-6523-3137-becf-ecbd31717fd6, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0

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